A Study in Radiotherapy-related Nervous System Complications

NCT ID: NCT03908502

Last Updated: 2023-07-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

4000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-01

Study Completion Date

2037-12-31

Brief Summary

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Purpose: This observational study aims to evaluate the clinical manifestations, therapeutic effects, progress and prognosis in radiotherapy-related nervous system complications.

OUTLINE: This is an observational clinical trial. Patients are enrolled and administrated with optimized clinical treatment. Blood, urine, stool, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), imaging and other examinations, and scale assessments are regularly performed to evaluate the state of the disease.

Further study details are provided by Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University/Yamei Tang.

Primary outcome measure: The primary endpoint is overall survival.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND

Radiotherapy is a key component in the management of head and neck tumors and primary or metastatic cancer of the central nervous system. Various radiation treatment methods employ different types of fractionation and conformational protocols designed to deliver focused radiation to target regions to maximize the lethal effect on the neoplasm and minimize the extraneous dose on normal brain tissue and other adjacent organs at risk. The outcomes of these clinical protocols may be complicated by radiation effects on normal brain parenchyma and other nervous system, resulting in a spectrum of phenotypes that range from clinically asymptomatic changes to radiotherapy-related nervous system complications with severe neurological defects, including delayed radiation-induced brain necrosis, myelopathy and nerve injury.

STUDY DESIGN:

Interventions Patients are enrolled and administrated with optimized clinical treatment.

Follow-up examinations

1. Blood, urine and stool examinations, such as biochemical A, coagulation routine, thyroid function, EB virus DNA, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, morning cortisol, urine sodium and potassium, gonadal hormone, growth hormone, glycosylated hemoglobin.
2. Imaging examinations, such as MR, CT, ultrasound. X ray is performed if needed.
3. Other examinations, such as pure tone audiometry, fundus exam, visual exam, VEP, OCTA, visual field exam.
4. Scale assessments about neurological function, radiation injury, common psychiatric disorders, cognitive function, quality of life, drug side effect, sleep and pain, such as LENT/SOMA, WHO-QOL, MoCA, MMSE, Hamilton anxiety scale, Hamilton depression scale, Pain numerical rating scale, Drug side effect scale, ADAS-cog, fatigue self-assessment scale (FSAS), Neuropsychiatric Inventry (NPI) total score, Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, Barthel index, UPDRS, Self-Rating Scale of Sleep (SRSS), NCI-CTCAE, CIBIC-plus and SSA.
5. Blood sample are obtained in order to investigate significant genes, proteins and metabolites involved in the development and progress of radiotherapy-related nervous system complications. Genomics, metabolomics and proteomics are performed to detect potential genes, proteins and metabolites. Stool sample are obtained in order to investigate interactions between the gut microbiota, immune and nervous systems in radiotherapy-related nervous system complications. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and biopsy samples are obtained if needed.

Conditions

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Nervous System Complication

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Receipt of radiotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to sign a written informed consent.
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yamei Tang

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yamei Tang, M.D., PhD.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University

Locations

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Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Yamei Tang, M.D., PhD.

Role: CONTACT

86-13556001992

Yi Li, M.D., PhD.

Role: CONTACT

86-15018761512

Facility Contacts

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Yamei Tang, M.D., PhD.

Role: primary

References

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Li H, Rong X, Hu W, Yang Y, Lei M, Wen W, Yue Z, Huang X, Chua MLK, Li Y, Cai J, He L, Pan D, Cheng J, Pi Y, Xue R, Xu Y, Tang Y. Bevacizumab Combined with Corticosteroids Does Not Improve the Clinical Outcome of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients With Radiation-Induced Brain Necrosis. Front Oncol. 2021 Sep 28;11:746941. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.746941. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34650930 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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20170601001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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